It's spring in California and the new tender green leaves of Toxicodendron diversilobum are unfurling and reaching out to the nearest hiker.
@petergleick Judging by the name I guess they don’t flood hikers with a sense of joy and wellbeing upon touch…
@petergleick I'm going to have nightmares after seeing this picture 😂
@petergleick One day perhaps humanity will invent a preventative medicine that blocks the allergic reaction to poison oak and then we'll be able to fully enjoy this beautiful native plant, just like all the animals that eat it and have no problem.
@scott @petergleick this past weekend in Ventana Wilderness